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Plant Gloriosa superba (Liliaceae)

Common Names
Glory Lily
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
2-DEMETHYLCOLCHICINE 1 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-DEMETHYLLUMICOLCHICINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-DESMETHYLCOLCHICINE 2 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
6-METHOXY-SALICYLIC-ACID 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZOIC-ACID 20 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-LUMICOLCHICONE 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHOLINE 20 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHRYSOPHANIC-ACID 6 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
COLCHICINE 44 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DEMETHYLCOLCHICINE 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-RESORCYLIC-ACID-MONOMETHYL-ETHER 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLORIOSINE 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLORIOSOL 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOSE 7 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LUMICOLCHICINE 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-FORMYL-DESACETYL-BETA-LUMICOLCHICINE 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-FORMYL-DESACETYL-GAMMA-LUMICOLCHICINE 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-FORMYL-DESACETYLCOLCHICINE 1 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
O-DESMETHYL-N-FORMYL-DESACETYL-BETA-LUMICOLCHICINE 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
O-DESMETHYLLUMICOLCHICINE 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Absorbent 1 Martindale's 29th
Acetylcholinergic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Toyomizu, M., Sugiyama, S., Jin, R. L., Nakatsu, T. 1993. Alpha-Glucosidase and Aldose Reductase Inhibitors: Constituents of Cashew, Anacardium occidentale, Nut Shell Liquids. Phytotherapy Research, 7(3): 252-254.
Allergenic 1 Martindale's 28th
Analgesic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anesthetic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antialzheimeran 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiamyloidosic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiarthritic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antibacterial 3 Duke, 1992 *
AntiBehcet's 1 Martindale's 28th
Anticarcinomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antichoreic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticirrhotic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticystinuric 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidandruff 1 A.L.L. Hunting. Encyclopedia of Shampoo Ingredients. Micelle Press, Cranford NJ. 467 pp.
Antidementia 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidermatitic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidermatotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidiabetic 1 Duke, 1992 *